"The real cause of death of this elf was a traffic accident." Faced with Zhulan, who has a bad expression, the detective has a strong desire to survive and justifies himself.

"Ninety percent of the elves in Feiyun City died unexpectedly by cars. Looking at the sentry rat's waist, there are obvious car crash marks, in addition to the severe avulsion of its calf muscles, multiple broken bones, and several open wounds on its body that have been stitched up by the hospital - these marks indicate that this is a typical traffic accident injury. ”

Hugo tugged at the Sentry Mouse's left leg and drew Zhulan's attention to the wound on it, which had been stitched up after death, and the hideous wound was not so much healing as it was due to the corruption and swelling that stuck together.

The tragic condition of the corpse instantly scared Lothom back into Zhulan's coat pocket, revealing only a camera to watch carefully.

"Through the scar examination and reconstruction of the scene, we can know that the sentry rat was frightened, rushed onto the driveway, was hit by a car that could not be avoided, and then the real fatal incident happened - its hind legs were caught in the tires of another truck, and it was crushed and killed. Although it has magical supernatural powers such as attribute resistance, it is not as strong as gasoline-powered steel machines...... The truck driver was probably going to change his tire. ”

Perhaps the wound in front of him was too severe, and the face of the champion who received the explanation did not soften: "How did its corpse get here?" ”

"As a detective, I have a partnership with the Elven Center. When I heard that there was a general Pokémon corpse that could be used for research, I immediately went to the morgue to take it out and took it to the underground clinic where I had a day off every week to study it, naturally by honest and peaceful means. ”

The detective spoke as if the corpses in the morgue were deposits in his bank waiting to be withdrawn.

"You bribed the guards of the morgue, right?" Zhulan knew the other party's personality very well and pointed out unceremoniously.

Hugo laughed dryly twice, and did not deny it: "The crying mask of the guard there is very talkative, and he loves horror movies." I once gave it an annual pass for the cinema, and then I was able to use the morgue as I pleased. The great thing about hiring Pokémon for work is that their presence can effectively alleviate bureaucracy within the organization - elves are far more human than humans. ”

"What are you going to do next?"

"The experiment record has been completed, so let's just compare it with the damage record of the living Pokémon. I don't know if I should rejoice or not, this kind of experiment has been repeated by researchers countless times, and the cases and data are abundant. By the way, according to my estimates, the moment of death of this body should have been 27 hours and 45 minutes ago, and I would call the traffic authority later to ask if there was a car accident at that time......"

"I'm asking how you're going to bury this sentry rat." Zhulan sternly accentuated her tone word by word.

Hugo yawned absentmindedly and explained in a lazy tone.

"Of course I have to be buried, or what do you think I'm doing? That's what I'm going to do to get this sentry rat back to the hospital. Reasonably, it was supposed to be cremated today, but with the help of the Crying Mask, it was moved back by a day. So by this time tomorrow, this sentry rat will be reduced to ashes and buried in the earth. ”

The detective clasped his hands together to show minimal condolences.

But the Sinnoh champion did not give up, and continued to stare at the young man with fierce eyes, pointing to the trolley and asking, "You just walked all the way to the hospital?" ”

"I'm here to return lost property, not to steal something, of course, to be above board." Hugo waved his hand, signaling the other party to relax.

"And how do you explain the sentry rat in it? Not only did he bribe the guards to steal it out, but he also destroyed the body. ”

"This sentry rat is a wild Pokémon, otherwise it wouldn't be handled by the Elf Center, and there is no crime of insulting the corpse against it for the time being, so even if I am caught, there will be no serious consequences. And the body was already wrapped in a white cloth, and no one could see what was inside. In the hospital, it's not uncommon for interns in white coats to push small carts to move things, and passers-by won't be suspicious when they see me walking in the direction of the hospital. On the contrary, sneakily carrying a large bag into it will look suspicious. ”

Zhulan felt that the detective's quibble was really reasonable, but the detective had already pushed the cart away from the green bushes, and the cart with the corpse staggered away.

Before going to the hospital, Hugo still stopped, turned his head and greeted Zhulan-

"I'll see you in an hour, there's a nice café near the Hasu Mansion, and if you need help, we can talk there. It must have been hard to fly here in Pokkiss as soon as you got off the plane. ”

The detective pointed to the note in the pocket of Zhulan's black coat that showed a small corner.

"It's a commission." Under the shade of the green trees, Zhulan changed her expression and said seriously.

The profession of detective is basically a symbol of skepticism. Hugo didn't believe the other party's words: "The champion of Sinnoh is looking for a down-and-out detective in a foreign land like me?" ”

"Very, very serious incident. Involving the face of the Sinnoh Alliance. The spokesperson of the Sinnoh Alliance said solemnly.

"Then you don't have to go far to unite the people. There is no shortage of professional investigators in the Alliance, why did you come to me? ”

"When you encounter a case, you have to find a detective. It's common sense. Zhulan folded her arms and said, as if this sentence was some kind of social consensus.

"Your detective is going to transport a body to the hospital now."

The detective replied angrily, and went to handle the body without looking back.

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Two hours later, Hugo was struggling to deal with the aftermath of the sentry mouse.

He was very happy that he had verified his theory over the phone, and that the time of the accident recorded by the traffic authority was exactly what was predicted.

Hugo felt that in order to commemorate the outstanding contribution made by this sentry rat to the cause of scientific identification, he wanted to name the "post-mortem resistance decay curve of general Pokémon" as "Hugo-Sentry Rat Curve" in his unpublished paper, which could be regarded as soothing the spirit of this Pokémon who died in a car accident.

In the café, he happily shared his joy with Miss Zhulan.

"The crash that killed the sentry rat was in the vicinity of the famous Feiyun ice cream stall, and it was a very tragic accident in the morning when there were few people and the vehicles were moving at a high speed. It may not be visible from the corpse, but the sentry rat is actually bleeding a lot, and there are still puddles of crimson marks on the road there that cannot be erased. ”

Zhulan ignored the detective and immersed herself in stirring the smoothies sold at the café, regretting that she had chosen the crimson pomegranate flavor.

Hugo continued to chatter -

"Interestingly, it is said that there was a splash of blood that landed on the ice bucket of the ice cream parlor at that time. The waiters didn't realize what was going on until they were close to the end of the day, and they were surprised to find that the usual hottest ice cream was actually unattended that day, so one of the clerks turned the ice bucket in a different direction to check, and then she screamed and saw a large blackened bloodstain! ”

Bang.

The sound of the glass slamming the wooden table sounded, and Zhulan moved the remaining half of the crimson and blackened pomegranate smoothie aside-

Buying Feiyun ice cream is a fixture on the popular champion's visit to the United Public, and the angry detective is here babbling on such disgusting topics...... Replaced by the league champion of other regions, I am afraid that at this time, I am afraid that an impromptu elf battle will be inserted.

Hugo choked on the loud noise, and the waiter at the café looked at him in surprise.

However, Zhulan and Hugo are dignified, not to mention the noble and touching Zhulan, although Hugo is dressed like a psychiatrist who has just fought with a patient, but he has a good appearance and is still a frequent customer of the coffee shop...... Neither of them looked like troublesome guests, so the waiter was playful and not nosy.

"You're not going to be a trainer yet?" Zhulan moved on to another topic.

"I'm already a detective." Hugo replied calmly, "If someone asks you, who is already a league champion, if you don't want to retire immediately to become a programmer or a graphic designer, you can't give him a positive answer, right?" ”

"You don't have to give up being a detective. Trainer is more than just a profession, everyone who has a bond with Pokémon becomes a trainer. Zhulan said, "More than sixty percent of the alliance challengers have other part-time jobs, and I myself have a job as a mythology scholar. ”

Hearing the term mythologist, a complicated look appeared in Hugo's eyes, but he immediately returned to normal, shaking his head solemnly and refusing.

"My profession requires giving me my all. Only full-time work can make a person professional. ”

Zhulan didn't speak, and carried a rectangular suitcase beside her to the table.

"A very familiar plot." Hugo commented.

"It's not uncommon for clients to put out suitcase-sized bills for me to pull my hands out of a case. This kind of behavior is almost like confessing that you have a lot of ill-gotten wealth and are in a hurry to turn yourself in. ”

"Choose one of the three, this is the commission fee for this incident."

Zhulan didn't talk nonsense, opened the suitcase by herself, and there were three Poke Balls lying on the black velvet cloth.